Hapless Karachi Kings look to end PSL losing streak against Islamabad United today

ISLAMABAD: Karachi Kings will be eager to finally end their losing streak in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament on Sunday as they take on Islamabad United at Karachi’s National Stadium.
The seventh edition of Pakistan’s Twenty20 cricket league kicked off on January 27 in Karachi and will run till February 27. Six franchises, each representing a Pakistani city, are featuring in the tournament.
Former PSL champions Karachi Kings have had a disastrous start to the tournament, slumping to the bottom of the points table after losing all four of their matches.
Skipper Babar Azam’s team has failed to win against Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in the tournament so far.
Karachi will take on Islamabad for the first time in the PSL 7 tonight.
Former two-time PSL champions Islamabad United are placed at number three on the points table. Islamabad won their first match against Peshawar Zalmi, thrashing them by nine wickets while they lost out to defending champions Multan Sultans in their second fixture.
United have batted aggressively in the tournament so far, with openers Paul Stirling and Alex Hales in impressive form. Skipper Shadab Khan, Colin Munro and Hussain Talat have also played their part in ensuring Islamabad scored above 160 in every match they have played.
After beating Quetta Gladiators in their third match, Islamabad lost out to the Lahore Qalandars after 20-year-old pacer Zaman Khan cleverly bowled the last over of the game, refusing to give away too many runs.
Karachi will be heavily relying on skipper Babar Azam tonight, who looks to be in dangerous form. Azam scored an unbeaten 90 off 63 balls in the team’s last match against Peshawar Zalmi. This was his highest score in the PSL to date.
The match between the two sides is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm.